What are the responsibilities and job description for the Plant Manager position at Nortek Data Center Cooling?
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Nortek Data Center Cooling is a Madison Industries company. Madison Industries is one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world and has a robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value.
At Nortek Data Center Cooling, we’re shaping the future by Creating a Better Tomorrow Every Day! We are a premier HVAC company offering energy efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through our employees’ commitment to quality, customer experience and operational excellence.
Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions. To apply, please visit our career site at www.nortekair.com/careers.
Other Benefits
Nortek Data Center Cooling builds the systems that keep modern data centers running — from liquid cooling to large‑scale air solutions. Our work supports some of the world’s most demanding AI and hyperscale environments, and we solve those challenges with engineering depth and practical execution.
We keep things simple here. We communicate early, stay close to the details, and follow through. When issues come up, we address them directly, not with layers of process. Customers count on us because we do what we say and we keep projects moving.
Our culture is hands‑on and collaborative. People take ownership, move quickly, and help each other. If you like working with teammates who are straightforward and accountable, you’ll feel at home.
With the backing of Madison Air, we have the scale, stability, and manufacturing footprint to support complex, high‑growth programs.
Equal Opportunity & Non-Discrimination – Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions.
Job Summary
The Plant Manager is responsible for overall manufacturing and logistics processes for the Nortek Oklahoma City, OK. The role of Plant Manager is to provide leadership of people, manufacturing, planning, continuous improvement, and logistics. The operational manager’s key challenges are to maintain production while improving the overall operations to enable growth.
Key Responsibilities
Nortek Data Center Cooling is a Madison Industries company. Madison Industries is one of the largest and most successful privately held companies in the world and has a robust portfolio of indoor air quality solutions. Madison builds entrepreneurially driven, branded market leaders that are committed to making the world safer, healthier and more productive by creating innovative solutions that deliver outstanding customer value.
At Nortek Data Center Cooling, we’re shaping the future by Creating a Better Tomorrow Every Day! We are a premier HVAC company offering energy efficient and sustainable products and solutions that exceed customer expectations through our employees’ commitment to quality, customer experience and operational excellence.
Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
Nortek Air Management and its divisions offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions. To apply, please visit our career site at www.nortekair.com/careers.
Other Benefits
- Making NexGen Products - Cooling the World’s Ever Expanding Data Centers
- Airconditioned work environment
- Benefits start day one
- 401K match
- First year, 4 weeks’ vacation (accrued)
Nortek Data Center Cooling builds the systems that keep modern data centers running — from liquid cooling to large‑scale air solutions. Our work supports some of the world’s most demanding AI and hyperscale environments, and we solve those challenges with engineering depth and practical execution.
We keep things simple here. We communicate early, stay close to the details, and follow through. When issues come up, we address them directly, not with layers of process. Customers count on us because we do what we say and we keep projects moving.
Our culture is hands‑on and collaborative. People take ownership, move quickly, and help each other. If you like working with teammates who are straightforward and accountable, you’ll feel at home.
With the backing of Madison Air, we have the scale, stability, and manufacturing footprint to support complex, high‑growth programs.
Equal Opportunity & Non-Discrimination – Nortek Data Center Cooling. is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a qualified individual with a disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
We offer a comprehensive compensation and benefits package. Our benefits package includes Health, Dental, Vision, Life, STD, LTD, FSA, HAS and 401(k) Plan with company contributions.
Job Summary
The Plant Manager is responsible for overall manufacturing and logistics processes for the Nortek Oklahoma City, OK. The role of Plant Manager is to provide leadership of people, manufacturing, planning, continuous improvement, and logistics. The operational manager’s key challenges are to maintain production while improving the overall operations to enable growth.
Key Responsibilities
- Ensuring the safety of all employees in the plant and abiding by all legal and compliance requirements.
- Planning for and executing production requirements to meet customer commitments through efficient utilization of production areas, staffing, and materials management.
- Leading continuous improvement efforts for the plant to drive productivity, waste elimination, and cost reduction.
- Lead local operational strategy to build plans for growth and execute projects and growth plans.
- Building a high performing organization that focuses on building capability, accountability, and personal growth for all individuals enabling future advancement for individuals and resulting in strong engagement and retention.
- Lead problem-solving with teams to ensure ongoing metrics for the Dyersburg facility
- Establishing and controlling conditions of production in order to satisfy customer and quality specifications.
- Participating actively in standardization, cost reduction, and finding out ERP system protocols.
- Managing the purchasing, stock control, distribution, production-scheduling tasks
- Maintaining proper employment levels through selecting, interviewing, and training of personnel.
- Hold themselves and other team members accountable and focus on Safety as a core value.
- Values integrity, works transparently and is recognized for treating others with respect.
- Takes accountability to create and execute solutions that deliver desired results and can “own it” in a Performance Driven Culture.
- Ability to work collaboratively and lead teams in a Teamwork culture.
- Ability to ignite and lead change as a catalyst for improvement.
- Strong leadership skills including ability to think strategically, solve problems and create a motivating team environment.
- Ability to select and hire “A” players, continuously develops employees, coaches to maximize performance and manages underperformers.
- A “builder” who is comfortable in a continuous improvement culture.
- Minimum of 10 years of related experience and/or bachelor’s degree.
- Industry relevant production experience.
- Tangible track record of improving organizational effectiveness and operations management.
- Knowledge of business and management, HR, and project management principles and practices.
- Must possess excellent computer skills (Microsoft applications (i.e. excel, word, PPT, etc).
- Must have leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
- Excellent verbal/written communication skills and possess a “can-do” with quality first attitude and take “ownership” over Logistics initiatives.